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Port Townsend News - Port Townsend Paper - PT AirWatchers -
"PORT TOWNSEND — Five environmental groups are proceeding with their appeal against Port Townsend Paper Corp.’s ongoing biomass project before the state Court of Appeals.
No Biomass Burn, the Olympic Environmental Council, the Olympic Forest Coalition, the World Temperate Rainforest Network and PT AirWatchers will file their first supporting brief by mid-July in an effort to get Port Townsend Paper to prepare an environmental impact statement on the project, Gretchen Brewer of PT AirWatchers said Tuesday.
The groups, which filed the notice of appeal May 9, are challenging an order entered April 11 by Thurston County Superior Court Judge Thomas McPhee that said further environmental review is unnecessary.
The $55 million project, expected to be completed next year, will expand the plant’s biomass facility to a 24-megawatt plant.
Brewer said in an earlier statement: “It is irresponsible to the community to allow the project to be built without a clear understanding of what it will do to our health, our forests, our roads, our waters.”
Brewer said the “ultra-fine” particulates that are produced by the burning of biomass — wood waste — for steam and electricity often lead to increased asthma, heart attacks and strokes.
“These are serious issues that need to be addressed,” she said.
Such particles are not specifically regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Chuck Madison, vice president of human resources for Port Townsend Paper, said Tuesday “there has been no recent progress” in the biomass project."
Source of Port Townsend News
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120613/news/306139993/biomass-appeal-proceeding-in-port-townsend
No Biomass Burn, the Olympic Environmental Council, the Olympic Forest Coalition, the World Temperate Rainforest Network and PT AirWatchers will file their first supporting brief by mid-July in an effort to get Port Townsend Paper to prepare an environmental impact statement on the project, Gretchen Brewer of PT AirWatchers said Tuesday.
The groups, which filed the notice of appeal May 9, are challenging an order entered April 11 by Thurston County Superior Court Judge Thomas McPhee that said further environmental review is unnecessary.
The $55 million project, expected to be completed next year, will expand the plant’s biomass facility to a 24-megawatt plant.
Brewer said in an earlier statement: “It is irresponsible to the community to allow the project to be built without a clear understanding of what it will do to our health, our forests, our roads, our waters.”
Brewer said the “ultra-fine” particulates that are produced by the burning of biomass — wood waste — for steam and electricity often lead to increased asthma, heart attacks and strokes.
“These are serious issues that need to be addressed,” she said.
Such particles are not specifically regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Chuck Madison, vice president of human resources for Port Townsend Paper, said Tuesday “there has been no recent progress” in the biomass project."
Source of Port Townsend News
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120613/news/306139993/biomass-appeal-proceeding-in-port-townsend
Port Commissioner Leif Erickson - "Port considers sale of 57 acres to Coast Seafoods"
"Port considers sale of 57 acres to Coast Seafoods"
"To counter rumors with fact, the Port of Port Townsend hosts a public meeting Thursday, July 19 to discuss the proposed sale of about 57 acres of property in Quilcene to Coast Seafoods Co.
Port Commissioner Leif Erickson and senior staff first met with five community leaders in Quilcene on June 19. Coast Seafoods had expressed a desire to purchase the property, a portion of which it already occupies under a long-term lease.
The July 19 public meeting is the first step in an open process, said Larry Crockett, port executive director, and a resolution is not anticipated before September.
“If we have a final decision by Labor Day, we’ll be doing good,” Crockett said.
The July 19 community meeting starts at 6 p.m. at the Quilcene Community Center, 294952 U.S. Highway 101. Coast Seafoods officials intend to take part in the discussion."
Source of Port Townsend News
http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=31715
"To counter rumors with fact, the Port of Port Townsend hosts a public meeting Thursday, July 19 to discuss the proposed sale of about 57 acres of property in Quilcene to Coast Seafoods Co.
Port Commissioner Leif Erickson and senior staff first met with five community leaders in Quilcene on June 19. Coast Seafoods had expressed a desire to purchase the property, a portion of which it already occupies under a long-term lease.
The July 19 public meeting is the first step in an open process, said Larry Crockett, port executive director, and a resolution is not anticipated before September.
“If we have a final decision by Labor Day, we’ll be doing good,” Crockett said.
The July 19 community meeting starts at 6 p.m. at the Quilcene Community Center, 294952 U.S. Highway 101. Coast Seafoods officials intend to take part in the discussion."
Source of Port Townsend News
http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=31715
Plastic Bag Ban - Port Townsend News
"PORT TOWNSEND — Now that an ordinance forbidding single-use plastic bags in groceries and other stores has been passed by the Port Townsend City Council, the mayor would like the action to be known as more than a plastic-bag ban.
“I would like to see us develop a way to encourage people to use durable containers,” Mayor David King said.
“This should be our legacy.”
The City Council on Monday unanimously approved, on a second reading, the measure that is the only such law to be approved on the North Olympic Peninsula.
It previously was discussed at two meetings of the Special Projects Committee and by the full council June 2.
With the action, Port Townsend becomes the sixth Washington city to pass a similar ordinance, after Bainbridge Island, Bellingham, Edmonds, Issaquah, Mukilteo and Seattle.
Seattle's plastic-bag ban, which was approved in December, went into effect Sunday.
The Port Townsend ordinance will take effect Nov. 2, four months between passage and implementation.
Most of the cities allowed at least six months for education about the plan.
The timing of the Port Townsend ordinance is meant to coincide with the holiday season.
The city immediately will begin its education program, which will include contacting local merchants and helping them conform with the new rules. "
Source of Port Townsend News and Full Article
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120704/NEWS/307049982/port-townsend-oks-peninsulas-only-plastic-bag-ban
“I would like to see us develop a way to encourage people to use durable containers,” Mayor David King said.
“This should be our legacy.”
The City Council on Monday unanimously approved, on a second reading, the measure that is the only such law to be approved on the North Olympic Peninsula.
It previously was discussed at two meetings of the Special Projects Committee and by the full council June 2.
With the action, Port Townsend becomes the sixth Washington city to pass a similar ordinance, after Bainbridge Island, Bellingham, Edmonds, Issaquah, Mukilteo and Seattle.
Seattle's plastic-bag ban, which was approved in December, went into effect Sunday.
The Port Townsend ordinance will take effect Nov. 2, four months between passage and implementation.
Most of the cities allowed at least six months for education about the plan.
The timing of the Port Townsend ordinance is meant to coincide with the holiday season.
The city immediately will begin its education program, which will include contacting local merchants and helping them conform with the new rules. "
Source of Port Townsend News and Full Article
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120704/NEWS/307049982/port-townsend-oks-peninsulas-only-plastic-bag-ban
Port Townsend Writers’ Conference
http://centrum.org/the-port-townsend-writers-conference/
"The Port Townsend Writers’ Conference has been since 1974 at the heart of the thriving Pacific Northwest literary scene. With a focus on community and rigorous attention to craft, the Conference offers morning workshops, afternoon workshops, residencies, guided freewrites, and a vibrant readings and lectures series presented by vital, contemporary writers."
"The Port Townsend Writers’ Conference has been since 1974 at the heart of the thriving Pacific Northwest literary scene. With a focus on community and rigorous attention to craft, the Conference offers morning workshops, afternoon workshops, residencies, guided freewrites, and a vibrant readings and lectures series presented by vital, contemporary writers."
Port Townsend Boiler Room
http://www.ptbr.org/
Great Coffee House. Seems to be a Coop of Sorts, where many folks work, volunteer, kind of like a community bakery. You volunteer and make soups, cook, make coffee.. a must see.. lots more on the Boiler Room coming soon..
Great Coffee House. Seems to be a Coop of Sorts, where many folks work, volunteer, kind of like a community bakery. You volunteer and make soups, cook, make coffee.. a must see.. lots more on the Boiler Room coming soon..
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
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